Article
Discordant congenital Zika virus infection in dizygotic twins: a case report
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ALMEIDA, B. L. et al. Discordant congenital Zika virus infection in dizygotic twins: a case report. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, v. 73, Supl., p. 107, 2018.
1201-9712
Autor
Almeida, Breno Lima de
Cabral, J
Faiçal, Adriana Virginia Barros
Oliveira, J. V
Souza, M
Salles, C
Vianna, M. I
D’Agostino, E
Ferreira, N
Reis, L
Embiruçu, E
Santos, C
Duarte, A
Acosta, A
Siqueira, Isadora Cristina de
Resumen
Background: Discordant clinical outcomes in congenital infectious
disorders have been described, such as in Cytomegalovirus,
toxoplasmosis and HIV infection, most of then in dizygotic twin
pregnancies. In Brazil, since 2015, more than 2800 cases of congenital
Zika infection (CZI) were confirmed. To date, three cases
of discordant CZI infection in twins were reported, one case in
monozygotic pregnancy and two cases in dizygotic twin pregnancies.
Methods & Materials: Here, we describe a case report with the
clinical presentation of discordant twin siblings, one with microcephaly
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